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Huawei Kirin 9000 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Huawei Kirin 9000
—Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
38Inno Score
50.1CPU34.4
33.2GPU29.8
51.6Benchmarks54.6
52Efficiencyspec-based37
3 spec wins — Huawei Kirin 90006 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Huawei Kirin 9000 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Huawei Kirin 9000

  • Stronger CPU score: 50 vs 34
  • Stronger GPU score: 33 vs 30
  • 46% higher 3DMark Wild Life Extreme: 1,821 vs 1,250
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 15% higher AnTuTu 11 (Memory): 199,045 vs 173,146

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

  • Stronger benchmarks score: 55 vs 52
  • 28% higher AnTuTu 11 (CPU): 378,834 vs 296,136
  • 22% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 266,988 vs 218,637
  • 13% higher AnTuTu: 990,057 vs 878,884

General

General comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Announced20202021
Process5 nm+29%7 nm
TDP (typical)—8 W
ArchitectureARM (Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55 cores)Armv8.2

CPU

CPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Cores88
Core configuration1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 + 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 + 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A551x3.2 GHz Kryo 585 Prime + 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 Gold + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585 Silver
Max clock3.13 GHz3.2 GHz+2%

GPU

GPU comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
GPUArm Mali-G78 MP24Adreno 650
GPU clock—670 MHz

AI

AI comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
NPUHUAWEI Da Vinci Architecture 2.0 (2x Ascend Lite + 1x Ascend Tiny)Hexagon 698

Memory

Memory comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Memory typeLPDDR5/LPDDR4XLPDDR5-5500
Max bandwidth—44 GB/s

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
ModemIntegrated 5G modem (SA/NSA, sub-6GHz and mmWave)Snapdragon X55 5G (external)
Max download—7.5 Gbps
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.25.2

Media

Media comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
Max display—4K @ 60Hz / QHD+ @ 144Hz
Video capture4K8K@30fps

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Huawei Kirin 9000 versus Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
SpecHuawei Kirin 9000Qualcomm Snapdragon 870
AnTuTu 11878,884Bottom 37%990,057+13%Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (CPU)296,136Bottom 32%378,834+28%Bottom 50%
AnTuTu 11 (GPU)165,066Bottom 45%171,089+4%Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (Memory)199,045+15%Top 47%173,146Bottom 48%
AnTuTu 11 (UX)218,637Bottom 27%266,988+22%Bottom 47%
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,050Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—3,000Top 45%
3DMark Wild Life Extreme1,821+46%Top 38%1,250Bottom 50%

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